Unexpected pregnancy

[ZoeCA87]

Just found out I'm around 5 weeks pregnant. We already have a 6 year old, I'm 37. The pregnancy is unplanned, my husband is happy with either decision. I'm on the fence and struggling to decide what would be best for me and our family, I can see pros and cons to both options, if it was 3 years ago I would of never considered ending the pregnancy. We're financially stable and don't think it would be a problem, I've recently gone self employed and not sure whether I would be entitled to any mat pay. Has anyone been in this situation and how did you make the right decision. I feel conflicted as I know we need to make the decision soon.

really sorry about the difficult decision you are facing. i would access some counselling to discuss through the issues to help you make a deciision. our mind causes us such stress that its easy to get caught up in certain 'what ifs' etc and having counselling will help you explore both emotional and practical issues. dont rush the decision- it can feel you want to make a decision but take the time as its life changing either way. the decision can be hard either way but if you have accessed some support it will help you feel more confident in what decision you choose. it also helps to think what type of person you are in terms of whether you take a decision and move on or tend to overthink and regret back as again that may influence x